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Discussion: What is a family's responsibility for a youth? What should a family encourage their youth to do and why?

Ivone- I think that a family’s responsibility for a youth is education, morals and behavior. They want their kids to be successful in life and have a good career. They also want their kids to be good and stay out of trouble and always do the right thing, because what you do now will affect you in the future. I have a different culture, hispanic and my culture is all about morals and respect it is very important.
 * Seth- ** The family’s responsibility to the youth is to prepare them for the world. It is to teach them many of life’s lessons and train them to handle whatever life throws at them. By doing so, children possess the ability to enhance their experience of the world and become all the wiser throughout the journey. I personally believe that a family has failed a child if the child lacks any morals or way to survive on their own. Parents must understand that they are raising the future leaders of the world and they need to do everything they can to make them wiser and more ready for the perils and challenges ahead. I feel that my own culture lacks the necessary discipline that other children learn early on. Although that flaw may alter our view of the world, I feel that many individuals in my society have truly learned personal morals and ethics.


 * Shane - A family is responsible for a youth’s upbringing. They should support, welcome, and commit to this relationship with full attention. In America, I feel that the average family does a good job in doing this. Most families are intact and healthy. However, in conditions of poverty, this commitment gets overshadowed leading to troubled youth that often get into gangs and the other negative things surrounding that. **

Shelby Burton-The main role of a family is to help each other grow so they can all be successful. The parents should let their child experience life and learn how to manage their problems in order to help the child understand the responsibility and maturity that they'll eventually need to learn as he becomes a member of society. Families are one of the main places where a child is socialized and learns basic life lessons, which is important. To be an effective family member, they should encourage their children to think independently, understand repercussions for their actions, and decide who they are or want to be. They should not push children to live life without making mistakes because that's most of the process of growing up. Nor should they pressure their children, but at the same time should not be so lax that the child doesn't realize what their responsibilities are.

Scott- The main responsibility of the family is to provide for each other whether that be physical things of just emotional support. The parents should always support their kids so they can end up in a place that is good for them. But the parents should not be too open. There still needs to be a few restrictions so that the kids don't end up hurting themselves in the process. It is a difficult balance to find sometimes but a parent should not be so overbareing that their child doesn't get to have any experiences but at the same time not so slack that their child doesn't learn any rules.

Pianola- Besides the requests that the law illustrated ,a family should also provide some good effects on the youth, as it is said that family education is unsustainable. Whatever of parents and other elder members do would surely make some effect on the youth., so that they should behave as well as they could to set up good examples, which could bring good qualities like tolerance, faith, generous, responsibility, optimistic attitude in the face of difficulties, appreciation, managing time properly and so on. At the same time, a family is supposed to ensure its young members a sense of judging so that they could protect themselves when there is no parent. Such dos would help the youth live a happy and independent live in the future.

Rachel Sabey- I think that a families responsibilities are to unconditionally love their teens no mater what happens and to teach their teens to love and not judge others. I think another important thing is for parents to encourage their sons and daughters to strive their best to achieve the goals and reach for the stars. It is important that parents support their sons or daughters in as many ways as possible and teach them that every person makes a difference in this world and therefore they should treat themselves and others that way.

Shelby Barton- I think that a family's responsibility for a youth is to care for them, nurture them and help them to grow to their most/best/ highest potential that they can reach under their parents care. Also, it is important for family's to teach their teens their views on everything faith, others, the world, education, etc. but then to also share with them other views, and help the teen realize what they may believe themselves. I think that family's should encourage their youth, to make thoughtful decisions, and to make decisions ahead of time, this way it is their choice, but it is also hopefully the right choice for them or at least a learning experience. Also, parents should share their experiences so the youth can learn from them, and they can choose to learn from their parents or chose to learn on their own. But, every parent is different so I think this is hard to say, because many people have different views, but in general I think parents should teach their youth as much as they can and to provide for them until they are ready to move onto the real world on their own.

Brooke-lyn DiCaro- I think that a families responsibilities are to nurture and love their children. I believe that it is important that they teach their children values and morals for life. Families should encourage their children to do their best and work hard to reach their goals. I think this; because children need to feel like they belong and that they are not failures.

Drew E.- I think that a family's responsibility to a child is taking care of them and providing for them the best you can. I also think ts important for a family to not control their child. I think that a family should let the child make their own decisions, and make corrections when needed. Because if a family forces their child to be something they're not, there's no way they can be happy or successful.

Cory P.- I think that a family should everything possible to prepare their children for life after they leave home. To prepare them to work hard in life to achieve success and to fulfill their dreams. A family should build the foundation for their children to soar to new heights and expectations. From the foundation built by their family and parents they should be able to exceed their's and their parents wildest dreams.

Jonathan I.- I believe that a family's responsibility for there children is very imporrtaint they should love them and care for them and teach them good moral codes. They should suport them in there good choices and times of need. and teach them that they can fulfill there dreams with hard work.

Silvester - In my mind, i believe that the most important responsibility for the family is to love their children and give them necessary things. However love isn't only on substance, but also on spirit.

Yuan Rong - In my opinion,I prefer both love and strict,love from mom and strict from dad,but everything is changeable,families should give children many challenges.

Sara-parents are their Children’s first teachers .So parents should discipline themselves and set good examples. Simply Providing cozy living environment is never enough. They are also responsible for their mental education. Considering that parents have rich experiences, most of the time they have sharp eyes to point out the mistakes their Children make. However, that shouldn’t be the excuse that they control their Children’s lives. Parents should give Children much more opportunities to spread their own wings and fly in the sky freely .Their role is to help them go back to the right road whenever children go the wrong way. Every Child has his/her own nature. If parents ignore their natures and force them to become someone ,that may bring them to the abysm .Thus, children probably become troubled ones .In one word, it should be parents’ responsibility that Children grow up healthily and happily.

Silence:In my opinion,parents should play roles both as teachers and friends.As teachers ,they hold the responsibility to teach us how to grow up ,how to learn ,what to chose and other skills needed in order to live happily and perfectly .While as friends,they can be firmly connected with their chidren.They can talk and communicate in the same level.They can take the advantage of their ages and rich experience to tell their children the dos and don'ts in their life way.Then people can pass the valuas from generation to generation.

kendle- a families responsibility for the youth is to lead them into a path that will have a good outcome, or at least show them how to make their own path. I think our culture does a good job in raising the youth, but everything can always be made better.